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New York Times Says Senator's op-ed Didn't Meet Standards

Associated Press

   NEW YORK - In an embarrassing about-face, The New York Times said
   Thursday that an opinion piece it ran by U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton
   advocating the use of federal troops to quell nationwide protests about
   police mistreatment of black Americans did not meet its standards.

   Cotton's op-ed, titled "Send in the Troops" and first posted online
   late Wednesday, caused a revolt among Times journalists, with some
   saying it endangered black employees. Some staff members called in sick
   Thursday in protest.

   The Times said in a statement that a "rushed editorial process" led to
   publication of a piece that did not meet its standards.

   Cotton taunted the paper on Twitter Thursday night, accusing it of
   "surrendering to the mindless woke mob."

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